Rug-holder.



No. 833,571.. PATENTED-DGT. 16, 1906.

E. H. BAILEY. v

RUG HOLDER.

APPLIUATION FILED HAB. 1, 1506.

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' ATTORNEY f i UNITED STATES' EDWARD H. BAILEY,

PATENT oEEIcE.

E NEW YORK, N. Y.

' BUG-HOLDER.

ers, of which the following is'a specification, reference y'being had tothe accompanying drawings.

devices for retaining rugs, carpets, 'and like articles of'loor-coveringin adjusted position when placed loosely upon theloor and for retainingsuch articles in their ori al sha e by preventing the. curling of the eges, which so vcommonly occurs in these fabrics after long use.

The object of my invention is to provide a device of the class justdescribed'which will oifer a maximum of resistance toaccidental dislacement and to the tendency onthe part of t e fabric .tb curl orotherwise lose its origin'al shape with the minimum material and at aminimum cost and to provide such a device which will be-chea inmanufacture, simple in construction, an eflicient in operation.

My rug-holder is homogeneous in structure and is made of a single ieceof rubber provided with an edging of abric or other ysuitablematerialformed with needle-holes for the passage of the thread whichbinds the holder to the rug. By using'the onematerial-rubber--homogeneit of structure is obtained, all cements aredispensed with and the life of lthe structure is lengthened, and valight, comparatively cheap, strong, stiff, and resilient holder results,having all the natural adhesiveness of rubber without the defects of lthe spring-steel rubber-coated combinations .o now on the market.

In order to distribute the material of the holder to the best advantagefor the purposes in view, the holder is made in the form of an arrow,the head of which is provided at the point with a bulb which is in linewith the shank, the latter extending diagonally back toward the centerof the rug, wh1le the arrowhead iitsy into the corner of the rug.' Thusif the toe of a shoe worn by a person walking in o the room shouldstrike against the holder the blow would naturally be received by thebulbous point of the holder and by it transmitted in a direct line tothe shank, which by reason of its long lever-arm would resist thetendency 5 to displacement and restore the rug to its 'speci'ncation efLetter Patent. appunti@ alea nioh 1, 190e. seala. 309.609,

. My invention relates to .improvements in/ Patenten oet. 1e, 190e.

mogeneous nature of the material of which the shank of the'holder ismade and its sti'ness combined with resiliency (it vwill be under. stoodthat the deviceis suitably vulcanized) all aid to make the device mostefficient in operation.

process of moldin lt e iirml securing the older to the rug are provide`dand the disadvantages of passin the thread through the rubber of theholder ltself' are avoided.

- In the drawings illustrating the' principle of my invention and thebest mode now known to me of applying that principle, Figure -1 is aplan view of the bottom of a rug having attached to it rug-holdersembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the floor side or faceof my rug-holder; Fig.3 is a modified form of whatis shown in Fig. 2,and

my rug-ho der.

The body ortion or head va is'molded in one piece withJ the shank b andin the process of molding the edging d, of fabric or other suitablematerial, 1s inserted and becomes thoroughly embedded in the matrix ofrubber, so as to be firmly secured to the molded holder, from the headof which it projects along the sides thereof. Through needle- ,holes e,formed in the edging d, a bindingthread is assed to secure the holder tothe rug f, as il ustrated in Fig. 1. By fthe provision of the edgi d thethread does not have to be interposedletween' the floor-face of therubber-holder and the floor, and thus is pre-l served all the naturaladhesiveness of the rubber face. Further, the holder is much moreexpeditiously secured to the ru and the thread'is not hable to rot out,as when in contact with rubber. The floor side of the holder isrepresented .in Fig. 2, while a modified form thereof is shown in Fi 3.In Fig. 2 the lower face of the holder 1s illustrated as rovidedl withpoints pro'ecting outwar y therefrom, and in ig. 3 t e squares or blocksh are substituted for the points g. These oints g and blocks h sustainthe pressure of the weight of the overlying material and adhere firmlyto original adjusted position. Further,th'e.ho-

By inserting an ed 'n of fabric in the older means for;

f Fig'. 4 is a'lplan view of the top or rug side of- A IOC .los

the floor, providing a frictional surface which resists blows tending todisplace the rug and also overcomes any tendency of the fabric to .slidealong theloor.

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The rug side or top of rthe holder, Fig. 4, is iiuted, the lines i jbeing slightly raised above the surrounding level. These lines are shownin two sets, the lines of one set running in a different direction fromthe lines of the other set. The lines engage the rough under surface ofthe rug, carpet, or other fabric, and thereby overcome the tendency ofthe fabric to curl, creep, `or otherwise change its original sha e. Onone side the holder :adheres to the Y oor and -on the lother sideclosely .to .the rug..

The point lof the head a is formed with :an enlargement :or bulb c,which lies directly in line with the shank t. This bulb c .adds verymaterially to the stiffness and strength of the structure, both of whichare cardinal points in these devices. The bulb c i's naturally in aposition to receive blows tending to displace the rug and transmits suchblows to the 'shank b in a direct line, the shank b by its stiffness andresiliency, cou-pled with a long lever-arm, resisting the tendency todisplacement :and restoring the rug to its origij nal adjusted position.

I am aware that metal devices of this class have been made pads :of softrubber attached to them to give a frictional surface; but such devicesdo not possess the durability of my holder, as the rubber and metalfrequently separate -alonlr the layer .of cement used to join them, andthe rubber is liable to crack and break off, due to the unequal bendingof the metal and rubber. My holder is perfectly homogeneous instructure, being made up of one piece v,of molded rubber.

I am also aware that devices of this class are already upon the =marketin which a joint exists between the head or body portion and the shankmember. In my holder the shank is integral with the body portion andWeaknessl `and lack of stiffness `due to joints are avoided, while therequired flexibility and resiliency are obtained by the mise olf rubberas a material.

The piece of fabric which forms the edging d may extend throughout theholder from side to side thereof, t ereby oHering a large surface forthe binding action of the rubber to act upon and serving to strengthenthe structure as a Whole.

As shown in the drawings, the iiuting on the rug side of the holder (seeFig. 4) is very slightly raised above the'edgin d, and Ithe latter .andthe iiuted surface `are rmi-ght into close contact with the undersurface of iihe rug.. On the lother hand,(-see 2 and 3,) the blocks orprofections lon the ioor side of Ithe holder exten a comparatively longdistance from the -edgin d and serve to raise the rug some distance omthe floor, thereby serving to prevent by their natural adhesiveness anyslidin` of the rug .at the corners. The thickness o the body portion orcoating below the fabric d is march greater than that of the bodyportion or coating above that fabric :on the rug side 'of the holder, as-be readily seen by comparing either Fig. 2 Vor Fig.. .3 with Fig. 4.

41. A rug-holder made up .of .a single piece of rubber molded into shapeand having -a l body portion and :a shank extending from saidbodywportion, and an edging of lfab-ric molded with said body portion:and proj-ecting therefrom for attachment to the rug.

2. A rug-.holder made up of a single piece of rubber rmolded into shapeand having a body portion provided with corners and :a shank extendingfrom said body portion; one of said corners being formed with a bulbousenlargement in line with said shank.

' EDWARD H. BAILEY.

Witnesses: f

JOHN I. MORRIS, JAoo BECK.

